Appropriate policy, supported by a social compact by labour, business, communities and the government, can maximise the opportunities of the just transition
As the ANC’s Youth League leader, Julius Malema spooked investors a decade ago by popularising calls to nationalise the mines
But Greenpeace Africa says the president must let go of ‘gas fantasies’
Ramaphosa said planned institutional reform will improve the enforcement of water standards at municipal level
Corporates are already wheeling electricity and planning alternative power plants, and many households are using a mixture of energy sources
For 13 years, the former residents have battled with Nkomati mine over the relocation of graves and the destruction of cattle kraals and homesteads
The announcement comes just weeks after competitor Northam inked a deal to acquire up to 33.3% of Royal Bafokeng Platinum
As Tharisa plc’s share price rockets the residents of the informal settlement say its SA subsidiary is yet to pay them dividends
Cannabis is dubbed the ‘mop crop’ for its ability to remove or render industrial pollutants harmless
The mining company’s former board chairperson has accused his replacement of engineering a sexual harassment complaint to get him out
Given the slow pace of change in mining and other sectors, some analysts have raised concerns that the ruling will cause empowerment efforts to unravel
Speaking at a book launch on Tuesday, the finance minister said a focus on manufacturing is critical to stem the country’s deepening unemployment crisis
The industry has lost 23 000 jobs since 2012, according to a Statistics South Africa census
In South Africa, environmental activist Fikile Ntshangase and police detective Leroy Bruwer were killed
How does South Africa return to a pre-pandemic world, or at least one closely resembling it? That’s the question for policymakers as our country’s recovery lags its peers
GDP rose 1.2% in the second quarter, but future growth indicators will likely be hit by July’s looting and unrest, as well as a dip in commodity prices
Statistics South Africa has overhauled its GDP data, which now show that the economy was 11% larger in 2020 than previously estimated
But anger over human rights abuses in the ruby-rich province fuels resentment and insurgency
A new study says the river’s wetlands have accumulated toxic pollutants from mining for more than a century
This is an extract from a new book Flight of the Diamond Smugglers: A Tale of Pigeons, Obsession, and Greed Along Coastal South Africa
Residents of Kabwe have been poisoned for decades and now UN experts have called for an urgent clean-up
The arrival of a Chinese gold mining company in Kono, a diamond-rich district in the east of Sierra Leone, had a devastating impact on the local community, cutting its water supply and threatening farmers’ livelihoods – and their attempts to seek justice have been frustrated at every turn
The arrival of a foreign mining company in Kono, a diamond-rich district in the east of Sierra Leone, had a devastating impact on the local community – and their attempts to seek justice have been frustrated at every turn.
For each rand spent on rehabilitating the river system, the return is at least R1.70 if not more
Some climate adaptation and mitigation projects end up harming the natural environment and people, a new report warns
GDP growth may be encouraging but it doesn’t mean much for SA’s millions of unemployed
The economy is not producing work, with many young adults working outside their fields of study or considering leaving the country as a result
The economy is still 2.7% smaller than it was in the first quarter of 2020
A coalition of NGOs is on a big drive to stop the Beifa coal project in Dinde, as well as casting a spotlight on mineral governance in the country
Coalition fighting planned underground colliery in Mpumalanga wins a round against Uthaka Energy in court
As investors ditch fossil fuels, environmental lobby groups are using advocacy and litigation to force SA’s biggest polluters to change their ways
The violent murder of Mam’ Ntshangase is not the first of its kind and will most certainly not be the last